Joy Howard is the author of Disney Eats, as well as a freelance writer, recipe developer, and food stylist. She writes a regular column about kids and cooking for Eating Well magazine, and her work has appeared in projects for Parents, Burger King, Yankee Candle, Friendlys, and Rizzoli publishing, to name a few. For six years, she was the food editor of Family Fun magazine, where she developed recipes and managed the publications on-site test kitchen. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband and daughters.